president obama sent a sharp
warning today to bashar al-assad
the syrian dictator who is
fighting a rebellion by his own
people.
assad has not used his chemical
weapons, including nerve gas,
but the possibility that he
might threatens to pull the
united states into that middle
east conflict.
here's how mr. obama put it.
>> i want to make it absolutely
clear to assad and those under
his command.
the world is watching.
the use of chemical weapons is
and would be totally
unacceptable.
and if you make the tragic
mistake of using these weapons,
there will be consequences and
you will be held accountable.
>> pelley: so why did the
president say it today?
david martin hat the pentagon
has been talking to his sources.
>> reporter: this is a
commercial satellite photo of a
syrian chemical weapons base.
u.s. monitoring of roughly two
dozen bases like this indicates
the assad regime has begun
preparing its chemical weapons
for use.